The focus of the investigation, opposition politician Andranik Tevanyan, is a candidate on tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan’s electoral list.
The Russian Foreign Ministry described The Insider’s reporting as ‘false anti-Russia propaganda’.
In turn, Karapetyan accused Pashinyan of being behind the publication.
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Armenia to choose between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Putin also issued a veiled threat, drawing a parallel between Armenia’s path towards the EU and Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
The plan aims to ‘reduce the popularity’ of Pashinyan’s government.
The Kremlin’s anger comes at a time of sharpened tension between Moscow and Yerevan.
